Calling All Holiday Hosts!
The Festival of Lights will be taking place in There.com over the next couple of weeks. Do you have a winter holiday event in mind that you would like to plan and include in the festival?
Some past fun and creative events held during the holidays include winter a wonderland fashion show, Santa scavenger hunt, caroling, secret Santa gift exchange, eight days of Hanukkah, winter ball, ice skating, holiday quests, Developer Showcase, sleigh rides and much more!
If you’d like to plan a holiday event to include in the Festival of Lights, make sure to add the keyword FOL to your event description. You can also contact Staff member Pyrena_Zosime and send her a ThereMail or Facebook message with the details of your event to feature on the There blog and Facebook page.
Also, it’s not too early to start planning for New Year’s Eve events! Thereian Greenie is planning a NYE Masquerade Ball. Contact her to plan coinciding events to celebrate the arrival of 2017!
Thanksgiving Events in There.com
Gobble, gobble…it’s almost turkey time! Thanksgiving Day week is here and there are a few celebrations and games scheduled over the next couple of days in the virtual world There.com.
Happening around the clock this week is Jodi780’s Thanksgiving Day Quest. The clues to the quest are set throughout the Fantasy Island Neighborhood. The residents have built a beautiful tribute to Native Americans and show a scene from the early settlers Thanksgiving Day feast. Stop by and take in the sights and sounds.
Feel free to drop a writing document letting the community know what you are thankful for this season in the Pilgrim Village Lot. There is a nice collection of books, scrolls and brochures left by people of the Neighborhood and visitors expressing their gratitude and giving thanks this holiday season.
Thanksgiving Gobble BINGO will be hosted by Coolnet560 at the Avalon Therriotte on Wednesday, November 23 at 6:00 PM PST. Sign up for the event here.
Thanksgiving Day events are being added daily so check up on the Activities Page and join an event.
Books and Tea on Sundays
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Read any good books lately? Share your love of literature this weekend at Books and Tea hosted by Jessica_6. Discuss poems, short stories, books and authors with fellow bookworms in There.com.
You can catch Jessica_6 every week on Sundays at 2:00 PM PST/5:00 PM EST at her humble abode over in the Maidenflight Therehouse Neighborhood.
Sign up for the Books and Tea Club for more information about this weekly staple event.
Tuesday Theme Planning Meetings
Every month in There.com our community members come up with creative themed events for everyone to enjoy. Special events are planned for holidays, the different seasons and fun annual themes in addition to never before celebrated events.
Every week on Tuesday evenings, the community is invited to attend the Theme Planning Meetings to discuss upcoming event themes, brainstorm new ideas and review past events to find out what worked well and if there need to be any suggested changes for next time. If you have a creative idea brewing for a fun themed event in There, join your host B_A_B_S on Tuesday nights to share your contributions.
Weekly meetings will be held in different locations throughout There.com. You can search the Activities page for scheduled weekly meetings or join the There_Events club for email updates.
Last BABS Hayride of the Season
Photo Credit: Rox Anne Rye Facebook
Join your host KatesHappy for the last Hayride floatilla for the Fall season. The tractors leave the Aurora Gulch Hover Port at 7:00 PM PST on Thursday, November 17th. If you arrive late and the gang has already left, you can open up the Bay Area Boat Systems Club page and click on the group IM window and request a summons to their current location.
Photo Credit: Rox Anne Rye Facebook
10th Anniversary Ourstock Festival
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Grab your bell bottom pants and groovy glasses because Ourstock in There.com is in full swing! The hippies have taken over and it’s all about peace, love and granola. Don’t miss out on the 10th anniversary of the Ourstock festival in There.com going on until November 20th. Events are being added daily so search Ourstock on the Activities page to find the next event.
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The next upcoming event for the festival is Ourstock BINGO to be held on November 14th at 6:00 PM PST/9:00 PM EST and hosted by PrincessPebbie.
The 10th annual Ourstock event is being hosted on Hippie Islands. Pitch your tent on the outskirts of the Islands and hang out for the next week and enjoy the festival with new friends and neighbors. You can grab a PAZ from the Shop to set up camp.
Freaky Festival on Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island Neighborhood is hosting the Freaky Festival during Halloween! For the next couple of days enjoy the sights and sounds of spooky haunts all over the island.
Kicking off Freaky Festival is the Halloween Camp Out. Members of the Thereian community are invited to drop a PAZ outside of the Fantasy Island neighborhood and set up a haunted house or camp during the four-day Freaky Festival. Check the Auctions for the latest Halloween decorations.
Are you good investigator and good at solving crime cases? Don’t miss the Whodunnit Murder Mystery Quest over at Minxyx’s Place! Solve the cold case for your chance to win a one of a kind buggy!
Sign up for Jenny’s Gin Halloween Special event! Wear your Halloween costume to the tournament. A prize will be give for the Gin Tourney in addition to a dice roll. The event starts at 7:00 PM Friday, October 28th.
Don’t miss Jodie780’s Freaky Festival Quest exploring the life of Guy Fawkes who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
The entire Fantasy Island Neighborhood has transformed for the Freaky Festival. There are so many haunts and bewitched areas to see. You’ll have to explore the hood on foot to see everything. There are definitely several things amiss at the Zoo. Make sure to visit the Castillos de Monsterous for a ghastly good time.
Freaky Festival Quest
In celebration of the Freaky Festival happening over at Fantasy Island in There.com, Jodie780 has put together a special Freaky Festival Quest for your enjoyment!
Find the first quest clue over at My Little Mushroom. You can’t miss the place, ironically it’s a giant mushroom. The quest is about Guy Fawkes who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Read the Wikipedia article about this historical figure and answer the questions along the way. All of the clues are hidden in the Fantasy Island Neighborhood.
Good luck to all of our Questers! This quest runs till October 31st.
Murder Mystery In There.com
The residents of Fantasy Island recently made a grizzly discovery over at Minxyx’s Place. Upon entering the Saloon, they spotted the body of woman dressed in a hospital gown dangling by a noose from the barn rafters. The woman was a mental patient who had escaped from the hospital. At first glance the authorities presumed it was an open and shut case of suicide, but on closer inspection it was clear that something far more sinister had occurred.
Can you read the suicide note the escaped patient left behind and follow the clues throughout the Fantasy Island Neighborhood to solve the murder mystery? Put your sleuth skills to the test and figure out this case of Whodunnit!
Solve the Fantasy Island Freaky Festival murder mystery in There.com for a chance to win a one of a kind Whodunnit buggy! The murder mystery competition runs until Sunday, October 30th.
Women’s Halloween Costume Showcase
Don’t get caught wearing last year’s costume to the Halloween party in There.com! Dress up your avatar in a fresh new costume from the Auctions. Our Designers have been hard at work this season to bring you creepy, scary, cutesy and sexy outfits to choose from. Browse the costume section and find the best fit for your personality.
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